54: COASTAL LAND: Degradation, toxic pollutants, & the harmful effects of oil and gas. | Cyndhia Ramatchandirane

Cyndhia Ramatchandirane joined Earthjustice in 2020 and is based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her role as staff scientist on the Fossil Fuels team involves supporting the diverse communities impacted by the oil, gas, and petrochemical buildout along the Louisiana/Texas Gulf coast and in the Ohio River Valley. Cyndhia investigates the associated pollution impacts on climate, the environment, and public health from these infrastructure projects. She assists with litigation and also collaborates with scientists and local environmental and community groups to fight these climate and environmental justice issues. LINKS: https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_promise_of_community_driven_science https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-021-00861-7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bJIWWbdhLk Abdulrahman Jbaily et al., Air pollution exposure disparities across US population and income groups, 601 Nature 228–233 (2022). Jiawen Liu et al., Disparities in air pollution exposure in the United States by race/ethnicity and income, 1990–2010, 129 Environ Health Perspect 127005 (2021). Jonathan I Levy, Invited perspective: Moving from characterizing to addressing racial/ethnic disparities in air pollution exposure, Environmental Health Perspectives 2 (2021). https://www.propublica.org/article/how-we-created-the-most-detailed-map-ever-of-cancer-causing-industrial-air-pollution https://www.propublica.org/article/toxmap-poison-in-the-air https://projects.propublica.org/toxmap/ https://www.propublica.org/article/can-air-pollution-cause-cancer-risks